[Marxistindia] The CVC Must Go

[news from the cpi(m)]

January 14, 2019

Press Statement

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

The CVC Must Go

 

The decision to remove the CBI Director, Alok Verma, from his post is an
arbitrary and shocking step. It was based on a report prepared by the
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), which has since been shown to be weak on
substantive proof about the allegations.  The CVC report is based on the
allegations made by CBI officer, Rakesh Asthana.  Rakesh Asthana's plea
before the Delhi High Court to vacate ongoing investigations on allegations
against him has been rejected and the court has directed  that the enquiry
be conducted within a timeframe.  Clearly, Rakesh Asthana has been found by
the judiciary as facing prima facie charges.

 

Justice (Retd.) A. K. Patnaik nominated by the Supreme Court to supervise
the CVC enquiry on allegations against Alok Verma has publicly stated that
the CVC enquiry found no evidence of corruption against Verma.  Further he
said that the findings of the CVC report  are not his and, thus, distanced
himself.

 

More revelations about the questionable role of CVC, K. V. Chaudhary, in
advocating Asthana's case with the then CBI Director have also come into the
public domain.  All these facts show that the decision of the Prime
Minister-led committee to remove Alok Verma, violating the principle of
natural justice by  denying him the right to defend himself, is biased and
motivated.  

 

All these also confirm the suspicion that the Modi government was in an
utmost hurry to remove Alok Verma in order to prevent  probes into serious
cases of corruption involving the highest political leadership and the
Central government.  These include Rafale scam and many other corruption
scandals.  

 

In the light of these revelations, the Polit Bureau of the  CPI(M) demands
that the CVC be removed from office immediately and an enquiry ordered into
the manner in which he dealt with the then CBI Director Alok Verma.  

 

 

 

(Hari Singh Kang)

For CPI(M) Central Committee office

 

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